Thermal Engineering of Arizona (TEA), Tucson, AZ, is celebrating 50 years of business since its founding by Richard O. Kaufmann in 1974.

In today’s fiercely competitive market, an independent industrial launderer has to ensure a high value proposition to keep pace with national and regional rivals. That’s precisely what Service Uniform, Englewood, CO, has sought to do with a recent upgrade of its wash aisle in a plant that serves some 2,200 customers in metro Denver and beyond.

Arrow Linen Supply Co. Inc., New York, recently was featured in Business View magazine, a digital publication that covers the latest developments in manufacturing, construction, infrastructure, supply chain and logistics, healthcare, food and beverage and energy.

Laundry operators could see a spike in compliance costs as state and federal officials pursue fresh initiatives, including efforts to reduce discharges of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater.

Elevating safety tracking through the use of a dashboard system that gives managers ready access to this data is the focus of a forthcoming article in Textile Services magazine.

Readers of Textile Services magazine should have received their November/December combo issue in recent days, including a cover article on opportunities for laundry operators to provide textiles to outpatient medical facilities. Excerpts from that article “Outpatient Medical – ‘We Continue to See New Opportunities,’” appear below.

Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport’s restrooms recently earned the title of America’s Best Restroom® in a competition sponsored by Cintas Corp., Mason, OH, according to a news release.

Laundry operators who process napkins and other flatwork today have two options in terms of flatwork ironers: modern, large-roll deep chest ironers, manufactured either in the U.S. or abroad; and small-roll shallow chest ironers, manufactured mostly by the now-defunct American Laundry Machinery Co. This article highlights operator views and a consultant’s take on both types of equipment.

LinenMaster’s recent acquisition of Infinite Laundry combines two brands to create a full suite of front-and-back-end solutions for the linen, uniform and facility services industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Gurtler Industries announced an agreement with OMNI Solutions to acquire full rights to OMNI’s SULAOS, Smart Ultraviolet Light Advanced Oxidation System. Under the agreement, Gurtler will own the SULAOS technology exclusively for the tunnel system markets worldwide. Gurtler also will partner with OMNI’s current users of their technology in existing tunnel systems.